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The Basilica of St. Severin ( ; ) is an early Romanesque
basilica In Ancient Roman architecture, a basilica (Greek Basiliké) was a large public building with multiple functions that was typically built alongside the town's forum. The basilica was in the Latin West equivalent to a stoa in the Greek Eas ...
church located in the Südstadt of
Cologne Cologne ( ; ; ) is the largest city of the States of Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city pr ...
(Köln). The former
collegiate church In Christianity, a collegiate church is a church where the daily office of worship is maintained by a college of canons, a non-monastic or "secular" community of clergy, organised as a self-governing corporate body, headed by a dignitary bearing ...
is dedicated to St.
Severin of Cologne Severin of Cologne () was the third Bishop of Cologne, living in the later 4th century. Life Severin is said in 376 to have founded a monastery in the then Colonia Agrippina in honour of the martyrs Cornelius and Cyprian, from which developed t ...
. It is one of the
twelve Romanesque churches of Cologne The twelve Romanesque architecture, Romanesque churches of Cologne are twelve landmark churches in the Innenstadt, Cologne, Old town ''(Altstadt)'' of Cologne, Germany. All twelve churches are Catholic Church, Catholic. The reason for the large n ...
. St. Severin was established in the late 4th centuryUnsere Kirchen: St. Severin
sankt-severin.de as a memorial chapel and extended several times. The oldest parts of today's building date back to the 10th century. It was designated a
Basilica Minor Basilicas are Catholic church buildings that have a designation, conferring special privileges, given by the Pope. Basilicas are distinguished for ceremonial purposes from other churches. The building need not be a basilica in the architectural ...
by
Pope Pius XII Pope Pius XII (; born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli; 2 March 18769 October 1958) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2 March 1939 until his death on 9 October 1958. He is the most recent p ...
in 1953.


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Twelve Romanesque churches of Cologne The twelve Romanesque architecture, Romanesque churches of Cologne are twelve landmark churches in the Innenstadt, Cologne, Old town ''(Altstadt)'' of Cologne, Germany. All twelve churches are Catholic Church, Catholic. The reason for the large n ...
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List of basilica churches in Germany This is an incomplete list of basilicas of the Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church in Germany. A basilica is a church with certain privileges conferred on it by the Pope. Currently there are some 76 basilicas in Germany. List of basilicas ...
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Cologne Cathedral Cologne Cathedral (, , officially , English: Cathedral Church of Saint Peter) is a cathedral in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia belonging to the Catholic Church. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and of the administration of the Archd ...
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German architecture The architecture of Germany has a long, rich and diverse history. Every major European style from Roman to Postmodern is represented, including renowned examples of Carolingian, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Modern ...
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Romanesque architecture Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of medieval Europe that was predominant in the 11th and 12th centuries. The style eventually developed into the Gothic style with the shape of the arches providing a simple distinction: the Ro ...
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List of regional characteristics of Romanesque churches Romanesque is the architecture of Europe which emerged in the late 10th century and evolved into Gothic architecture during the 12th century. The Romanesque architecture, Romanesque style in England is more traditionally referred to as Norman ar ...
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Romanesque secular and domestic architecture Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Middle Ages, medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. The term "Romanesque" is usually used for the period from the 10th to the 12th century with "Pre-Romanesque art and archite ...


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